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Explore the profound connection between literary minutiae and world literature in Telling Details: Chinese Fiction, World Literature. Published by Routledge, this work examines the concept of the detail and its relationship to xijie, the Chinese counterpart. The text investigates whether reading for details differs fundamentally from reading for plot and explores if xijie xiaoshuo, the Chinese novel of details, represents an early form of modern fiction. Inspired by studies of cinema, vision, and modernity, this book uses the small aperture of the detail to look at the wider world. It reveals how concrete literary elements become telling by highlighting the dynamics of seeing and hearing, the vibrations of the mind, and the complexity of everyday life. This is an essential resource for those studying literary theory, cultural theory, and the history of Chinese fiction.

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This Routledge publication examines the relationship between Chinese fiction and world literature through the lens of literary criticism.

The book explores the specific concept of xijie and how it compares to the Western understanding of literary details.

Readers can investigate the distinction between reading for plot versus reading for the small, telling details in a text.

The text analyzes xijie xiaoshuo to determine its role in the development of modern fiction.

The study incorporates perspectives from cinema and studies of vision to explain how literary minutiae function.

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10 March 2022
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22 October 2021

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